Daily Experience

Self-guided tours

All day

Explore the many buildings of the historic fort, inside and out, at your own pace.

Guided theme tours

Schedules and programs subject to change.

• Landscape of Bdote (30 minutes) — Learn about the importance of the site’s location in the Dakota worldview, culture, and communities.
  Saturdays at 4:30 pm.
• "Remembering the US-Dakota War of 1862" Conversation Tour (30 minutes) — Explore the role played by Fort Snelling in the US-Dakota War and its aftermath, and see locations that connect to the conflict.
  Saturdays at 12:30 pm.
• Women's Stories (30 minutes) — Learn about the women who lived at Fort Snelling in the 1800s, and how their experiences at the Fort were influenced by race, class and marital status.
  Saturdays at 2:30 pm.

Activity stations

All day

Explore themes and topics in-depth at interpretive stations located throughout the historic site. Interpreters will engage you in activities and conversations about Dakota homeland, immigration, soldiers, race, healing, and more — helping you draw connections between past and present.

Demonstrations

Watch scheduled and ongoing demonstrations by costumed and non-costumed interpreters. Some of the demos invite you to try out activities for yourself! 

Schedules and programs subject to change.

• All day:
  Hearth cooking and blacksmithing.
• At specific times (see schedule below):
  Military tactics (musket/cannon), baseball/rounders, children’s games, and laundry technology.